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High income tax causes property investors to negatively gear

In an inconvenient truth, new research shows that high personal income tax rates motivate earners to become leveraged landlords.

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John Kehoe

MAGA women suddenly realise they’re surrounded by misogynists

Among young men who revel in transgressive antisemitism, calls to repeal women’s right to vote have become commonplace.

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Michelle Goldberg

Trump’s blue-collar base is wising up to being conned

When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners, writes Edward Luce.

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Edward Luce

The RBA is gaslighting Australia on inflation

Ultra-low interest rates and liquidity largesse are “treatments” that induce the very symptoms they claim to be managing.

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Dimitri Burshtein

Rezoning won’t create affordable housing

Readers’ letters on the Liberals’ housing policy, the social media ban, why Arnott’s should be allowed to fail, political frippery and summing up...

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Afr Readers&x27 View

Liberal leader carousel shows a swipe-culture attention span

Recent moves show impatience with any leader struggling in the polls. But history says it’s worth letting them settle in, even if it means an...

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Lidija Ivanovski

Why the Liberals can’t pick a leader and stick with them

Recent moves show impatience with any leader struggling in the polls. But history says it’s worth letting them settle in, even if it means an...

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Lidija Ivanovski

Poison posing as care in the RBA’s Munchausen-by-proxy economy

Ultra-low interest rates and liquidity largesse are “treatments” that induce the very symptoms they claim to be managing.

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Dimitri Burshtein

Anika Wells is losing the confidence of sports bosses

Even if she is cleared by the expenses watchdog, her lack of judgment will follow her whenever she is photographed in the stands.

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Tracey Holmes

The CSLR thought bubble needs to be popped – right now

Making self-managed super funds contribute to compensation for other people’s advice is not only wrong-headed it is entirely unfair.

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Andrew Hobbs

Trump’s new security strategy demands Australia step up or step aside

There is something for Australians to work with even if the new security strategy states that “the days of America propping up the world like Atlas...

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Lavina Lee

No Christmas rate cut, but new year might start with a rise

If governments continue to pump demand and hide behind temporary cost of living sugar hits, they will complicate the central bank’s goal of price...

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The Afr View

Anika Wells is flying high while the budget nosedives

Why does government waste seem to keep recurring? Is this a microcosm of broader expenditure problems? Perhaps it is time to carefully look at...

yesterday 10

Mark Humphery-Jenner

RBA is worried it cut interest rates too far

Michele Bullock is ringing the alarm on “upside” inflation risks and openly talking about the plausibility of raising interest rates next year.

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John Kehoe

The tough decision Michele Bullock must make in 2026

If inflation doesn’t ease next year, or if it rises, the RBA will face a serious problem. If it doesn’t increase rates, the problem will worsen.

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Richard Holden

The social media ban will test every parent in this country

A risk facing Australian families is the belief that technological restriction will solve the broader psychological burdens placed on young people....

yesterday 1

Clare Rowe

Richo didn’t make Hawke or Keating. He just took the credit

While he was unable to play a role in deciding who was going to win elections, the fabled backroom operator identified himself with those who had won.

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Rodney Cavalier

Why political appointments are messy, necessary and still democratic

A review recommends that there be a more professional approach to deepening and widening the board merit pool.

yesterday 6

Pru Goward

Western Australia’s GST defence comes with a catch

The wealthy state is determined to stop any changes to its special tax deal, no matter how much the other states complain how it is unfair.

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Jennifer Hewett

Minister’s $100K work trip shows age of entitlement far from over

Anika Wells’ conduct is merely a symptom of a broader entitlement culture in Canberra that is allowing indulgence, misconduct and secrecy to fester.

previous day 3

The Afr View

Why MAGA hates Europe so much

Having lost so many battles at home, it is easier on the ego to look abroad for societies to redeem. The attack on Europe is a disguised...

previous day 2

Janan Ganesh

Labor must turn the screws on the renewables rollout

Australia’s energy transition is looking more like an energy cliff and the main issue is the pace, rather than the direction of the renewables...

sunday 2

The Afr View

Australia’s $50 cigarette experiment has become a gift for gangsters

The predictable shift of smokers from the legal to black market is a clear consequence of the current tax structure.

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Fei Gao

We need a real AI strategy. That starts with an AI identity

Australia’s National AI Plan is all about what we don’t want to be and not enough about what we do. If we don’t set a clear path, one will be...

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Christina Wiremu-Brook

Politicians must cut spending to avoid interest rate increases

The challenge for the monetary policy mandarins is that politicians are pumping the economy full of more and more unproductive cash, driving...

sunday 30

Christopher Joye

ANZ Bank’s targets disconnected from reality

ANZ Bank charismatic CEO Nuno Matos is stretching credibility with his promise to lead the greatest banking turnaround since the 1990s.

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Tony Boyd

This summer Ley won’t be on holidays, she’ll be fighting for her job

A lot is starting to go wrong for the government, but it is being masked by the Coalition’s own struggles.

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Phillip Coorey

Super’s river of money has created a super accountability void

Daniel Mulino will be in the firing line next week as he attempts to divide responsibility for a compensation scheme for victims of financial fraud...

05.12.2025 2

Jennifer Hewett

Jacinta Allan’s budget gamble is a risk Victorians can’t afford

Victoria’s budget update is a sober reflection of the government’s conscious decision to prioritise spending its way to an electoral victory

05.12.2025 20

The Afr View

Update shows Labor has done nothing to fix Victoria’s finances

Little in the budget update will reassure rating agencies the Allan government is prepared to do what needs to be done to alleviate Victoria’s...

05.12.2025 1

Saul Eslake

Coalition has become a self-writing political satire

The clownish amateurism of the Liberals and Nationals means they have abysmally failed in their pivotal role of holding the Albanese government to...

05.12.2025 4

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High income tax causes property investors to negatively gear

John Kehoe

MAGA women suddenly realise they’re surrounded by misogynists

Michelle Goldberg

Trump’s blue-collar base is wising up to being conned

Edward Luce

The RBA is gaslighting Australia on inflation

Dimitri Burshtein

Rezoning won’t create affordable housing

Afr Readers&x27 View

Liberal leader carousel shows a swipe-culture attention span

Lidija Ivanovski

Why the Liberals can’t pick a leader and stick with them

Lidija Ivanovski

Poison posing as care in the RBA’s Munchausen-by-proxy economy

Dimitri Burshtein

Anika Wells is losing the confidence of sports bosses

Tracey Holmes

The CSLR thought bubble needs to be popped – right now

Andrew Hobbs

Trump’s new security strategy demands Australia step up or step aside

Lavina Lee

No Christmas rate cut, but new year might start with a rise

The Afr View

Anika Wells is flying high while the budget nosedives

Mark Humphery-Jenner

RBA is worried it cut interest rates too far

John Kehoe

The tough decision Michele Bullock must make in 2026

Richard Holden

The social media ban will test every parent in this country

Clare Rowe

Richo didn’t make Hawke or Keating. He just took the credit

Rodney Cavalier

Why political appointments are messy, necessary and still democratic

Pru Goward

Western Australia’s GST defence comes with a catch

Jennifer Hewett

Minister’s $100K work trip shows age of entitlement far from over

The Afr View

Why MAGA hates Europe so much

Janan Ganesh

Labor must turn the screws on the renewables rollout

The Afr View

Australia’s $50 cigarette experiment has become a gift for gangsters

Fei Gao

We need a real AI strategy. That starts with an AI identity

Christina Wiremu-Brook

Politicians must cut spending to avoid interest rate increases

Christopher Joye

ANZ Bank’s targets disconnected from reality

Tony Boyd

This summer Ley won’t be on holidays, she’ll be fighting for her job

Phillip Coorey

Super’s river of money has created a super accountability void

Jennifer Hewett

Jacinta Allan’s budget gamble is a risk Victorians can’t afford

The Afr View

Update shows Labor has done nothing to fix Victoria’s finances

Saul Eslake

Coalition has become a self-writing political satire

Scott Prasser